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Thanks! &nbsp;This saved me lots of time and trouble.<br />
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Thanks!  This saved me lots of time and trouble.
aadih answered first
tzucker had a more comprehensive answer

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I like to keep up with how things are trending in antivirus software.<br />
(I say &quot;antivirus&quot; but mean other things as well of course. &nbsp;I just call them all &quot;parasites&quot;).<br />
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One can find a lot of websites that just talk but don't compare performance.<br />
Some seem to compare but seem to want to sell something.<br />
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What are the best comparison sites that give performance, and I hope, machine loading?<br />
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Things like: &quot;free xp&quot; and &quot;free windows 7&quot; are of interest....
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I like to keep up with how things are trending in antivirus software.
(I say "antivirus" but mean other things as well of course.  I just call them all "parasites").

One can find a lot of websites that just talk but don't compare performance.
Some seem to compare but seem to want to sell something.

What are the best comparison sites that give performance, and I hope, machine loading?

Things like: "free xp" and "free windows 7" are of interest....

Antivirus Program Ratings: Reliable/Credible Comparisons

Anti-virus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses. However, with the proliferation of other kinds of malware, antivirus software started to provide protection from other computer threats. In particular, modern antivirus software can protect from malicious browser helper objects (BHOs), browser hijackers, ransomware, keyloggers, backdoors, rootkits, trojan horses, worms, malicious layered service providers (LSPs), dialers, fraud tools, adware and spyware. Some products also include protection from other computer threats, such as infected and malicious URLs, spam, scam and phishing attacks, online identity theft (privacy), online banking attacks, social engineering techniques, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), botnets and DDoS attacks.